PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for July, 2001: Re: Yet another Triple Test question

Re: Yet another Triple Test question

From: Deena (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 25 Jul 2001 09:47:15 -0500 (CDT)

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In reply to: Kelley: "Re: Yet another Triple Test question"

My triple screen came back positive for spinal problems (the nurse told me slightly elevated). I chose not to have an amnio because of the 1/200 chance of miscarriage and the fact that the results weren't that elevated. I went to a perinatologist who did ultrasounds for about three months in a row. He said that other than the possibility of a very small problem that he couldn't see on ultrasound, we were fine. >From what I understand, age, weight and other factors can affect the
results, and false positives are indicative of a need for further study, not necessarily that a problem really exists.

Please stay calm and help your wife stay calm too. I've panicked over every little bump this pregnancy... and every time it's been just fine.

Good luck.

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Deena

At Tue, 24 Jul 2001, Kelley wrote:
>
>David, I am currently awaiting my Triple Test results and can understand
>how you feel.  Just remember that it is only a screen, and that it very
>often gives a false positive.  It can even give false negatives.  Try to
>get more information on what the actual test results were, and think of
>it only as possibly indicating the need for an amnio.
>
>At Tue, 24 Jul 2001, David wrote:
>>
>>Thank you for your reply.  Believe me, I'm not "blaming" my wife for her
>>weight.  Simply trying to come to grips with a "positive" Triple Test
>>result before we meet with the Genetic Counselor tommorow.  Guess I'm
>>just grasping at straws - but I'm sure you'd do the same given our
>>situation.

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